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Bio
My interests include community economies, social change, religious environmentalism, and work-life. I also participate in interdisciplinary collaboration and am currently in residence.
Education
2005 B.A. Sociology, Missouri State University
2005 Certificate in International Business with French, Université Blaise-Pascal, Vichy, France
Research
Research Assistant (July 2008 - August 2009). Worked with Professor Jennifer Lundquist, Professor Joya Misra, and others through the UMass Administration-MSP Joint Work-Life Committee to assess work-life balance for faculty and librarians at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. http://people.umass.edu/misra/Joya_Misra/Work-Life_Research.html
Work in progress—exploring the interplay of religion, community economy, and environmentalism through an ethnographic study of an interfaith eco-justice organization.
Work in progress--collaborating with Leo Hwang-Carlos (UMass, Geography, and Greenfield Community College) to explore and compare creative economies in Franklin County, MA and Philadelphia, PA, using participatory action research and ethnography.
Work in progress—investigating the influence of caregiver status, gender, and race/ethnicity on time spent on sleep among academics.
Teaching
Teaching Assistant:
Sociol 103, Social Problems, Spring 2010
Sociol 106, Race, Class, Gender, Ethnicity, Fall 2009
Sociol 213, Data Collection and Analysis, Spring 2008
Sociol 110, Introduction to Sociology, Fall 2007
Sociol 242, Drugs and Society, Spring 2007
Sociol 345, Juvenile Delinquency, Fall 2006
